Tahoe Maritime Museum Tahoe Maritime Museum

A place to Connect, Interact and LearnA place to Connect, Interact and Learn

TTUSD Board of Trustees Meeting * April 2, 2008TTUSD Board of Trustees Meeting * April 2, 2008

Nicole CheslockNicole Cheslock

Director, Education & OutreachDirector, Education & Outreach

David “Smitty” SmithDavid “Smitty” Smith

Schools ProgramSchools Program

Why are we here?Why are we here?

Working with schools is important to us

OverviewOverview Our Schools Program seeks to engage students

in hands-on and minds-on learning experiences aligned to California’s content

standards.

• Connect youth to Lake Tahoe / their surroundings• Engage students in their own learning using inquiry-based

and hands-on approaches to teaching • Educate in and outside of the classroom

Linking the Formal and InformalLinking the Formal and Informal

Learning can be enhanced through:

• Orientation to setting

• Clear learning objectives

• Follow up activities

• Tie to classroom curriculum

Goals (year one)Goals (year one)• Pilot modules for 3rd grade

• Develop pre / post suggestions

• Participate in local community enrichment and educational offerings

• Identify and launch student

service projects for middle

and high school students

• Host open house for teachersSource: Tahoe Maritime Museum 2007 Education Plan

Beyond First YearBeyond First Year

Continue to expand the Schools Program– Develop grade level specific modules and

continue to refine in-class and field trip experiences

– Work with teachers and students on service learning projects

– Continue opportunistic strategy of working with all interested K – 12 teachers

Why?Why?

• Increase students’ content knowledge via diverse curriculum

• Fulfill our mission to engage and educate people in local maritime history

• Engage the Tahoe-Truckee community

Design ProcessDesign Process

• TTUSD Teacher Questionnaire

• What is going on in the area

• Align to standards

• Pilot the program

Teacher QuestionnaireTeacher QuestionnaireMethods

– Designed questionnaire to learn more about practices and interests

– Got district approval and distributed hard copies to each school

Key Results– Program must tie to standards

– High level of interest in:

• Logging and other uses of the Lake (e.g. Tourism, ice, mail)

• Stewardship

• Ecology

– Majority of teachers are interested in in-class presentations + fieldtrips to Museum

What is going on in the areaWhat is going on in the area

• Observed existing field trip opportunities and talked to non-formal educators (e.g. Gatekeepers Museum, TERC)

• Active in TTREC meetings

Aligning to StandardsAligning to Standards

Making Connections• Social Studies• Math• Language Arts• Science

…the opportunities are endless

PilotPilot

• In class visits and field trips begin in May 2008

• Get feedback

• Refine, improve and grow

Ongoing EvaluationOngoing Evaluation

• Formative

• Summative

• Outcomes

Tahoe Maritime MuseumTahoe Maritime MuseumSchools ProgramSchools Program

A place to observe, question, guess, experience, and communicate

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